A newly surfaced video clip has brought fresh attention to the complicated history between Dallas rappers Yella Beezy and Mo3. Shared recently by Kollege Kidd on X, the footage captures the two artists together in a recording studio, laughing and working side by side. This rare glimpse into their past stands in sharp contrast to the violent feud that later defined their relationship, a conflict now central to a high-profile murder case against Yella Beezy.
The video emerged just a few days after Yella Beezy, whose real name is Markies Conway, was arrested on March 20, 2025. Authorities have charged him with capital murder, alleging he hired a hitman named Kewon White to kill Mo3, born Melvin Noble. Mo3 was gunned down on November 11, 2020, while driving on Interstate 35E in Dallas. The daytime shooting, caught on traffic cameras, shocked the local music scene and beyond. Yella Beezy is currently being held in Dallas County jail with a $2 million bond, facing the possibility of life imprisonment or the death penalty if convicted.
The studio footage offers a window into a time when Yella Beezy and Mo3 were on friendly terms. The video suggests they shared a professional or casual connection within Dallas’s tight-knit rap community. Their collaboration in the studio hints at a period of mutual respect, long before their falling out turned deadly.
Trouble between the two rappers began brewing around 2017 or 2018, sparked by a dispute tied to comedian Roylee Pate, a close associate of Mo3. Pate had publicly clashed with Yella Beezy, questioning his ties to Dallas’s Oak Cliff neighborhood. The tension boiled over when Pate was shot in early October 2018, later dying from a blood clot on October 13 of that year. In response, Mo3 dropped diss tracks pointing the finger at Yella Beezy, accusing him of involvement in Pate’s death. Yella Beezy fired back with his own rebuttals, and the feud spilled over into social media spats and real-world violence.
The consequences were devastating. At least two lives were lost amid the conflict: Pate in 2018 and Mo3 in 2020. Yella Beezy himself narrowly escaped death in a 2018 drive-by shooting that left his car riddled with bullets, though he survived the attack.
The release of this never-before-seen clip has reignited public interest in the rappers’ story, especially as Yella Beezy’s legal battle unfolds. For fans and observers, it’s a bittersweet reminder of what once was, a moment of camaraderie overshadowed by the tragic events that followed.
